Ridge raps Bachmann's creds

Former Bush administration Homeland Security head Tom Ridge hits Michele Bachmann on the point much of the GOP establishment has made privately, and in some cases publicly - her resume, in an interview with the Washington Times:

“We have a pretty inexperienced president right now,” Mr. Ridge said. “You see the range of issues in the 21st century world: We are interconnected, we are integrated. Our ability to connect for both security and prosperity reasons now and forever more, I think, requires a set of experiences that she just doesn’t have in her portfolio.”

“I think she obviously has great appeal to certain members of the party,” he said. “I’m looking for a winner.”

Mr. Ridge, who said he was “very partial to the governors that are in the race,” leavened his criticism of the three-term House lawmaker with praise, calling her a “very articulate” and “very formidable” candidate with “a level of sophistication” and “a hell of a personal story.”

“There’s much to be admired, but not enough to be endorsed by me,” he said.

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And then there was this:

Asked whether he thought Ms. Bachmann had been unfairly compared to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, also said to be considering the 2012 race, Mr. Ridge chuckled. “I think she compares quite well,” he said.